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OPENING ACT -- The Highway Classic Rock & Country Band will open the Saturday night entertainment during Washunga Days. The band will take the stage at 6 p.m., at the Neosho Riverwalk Amphitheater.

The Highway band to open Saturday Washunga concert

The Highway Classic Rock & Country Band will be the opening act for the Saturday, June 20, Washunga Days evening concert at the Neosho Riverwalk Amphitheater.

Washunga Days offers two days of activities

Washunga Days will bring two days of activities to Council Grove, on Friday and Saturday, June 19 and 20, with nearly all events free for residents and visitors.

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A crop-dusting helicopter was captured having its chemical tank refilled from a truck on Lake Road on June 6

SENIOR SALUTE

Gayla Morgan

Pioneer Bluffs selects Rogler as new director

John Rogler has been selected as the new executive director of Pioneer Bluffs, the Center for Flint Hills Ranching Heritage.

News

A crop-dusting helicopter was captured having its chemical tank refilled from a truck on Lake Road on June 6

Council Grove

Students named to ESU honor roll

Area students named to the Emporia State University honor roll are: Mija Carlson and Ella Kirk, Council Grove; Jessica Mascareno, Avery Monnnington and Kelcy Welsh, Herington; and Alyssa Wilmore, W

Obituaries

Evelyn Belen Landez

Evelyn Belen Landez, 76, of Council Grove, Kansas, passed away peacefully on April 24, 2026, at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, surrounded by family.

Eula Marie Barrett

Eula Marie Barrett, age 99, passed away peacefully at her home east of Cottonwood Falls on June 3, 2026.

Toni Marie Peterson

Toni Marie Peterson, 66, died May 31, 2026. She was born April 26, 1960, in Emporia, to Charles and Barbara (Beardmore) Sisson.

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